2009-05-28

StarBurn v12 has been updated

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of StarBurn version 12 (r4). This version introduces number of improvements and updates. Among these:

Installer

• Added German language localization
• Added Japanese language localization
• Added French language localization

Main Form and Wizards

• GUI bug fixes
• Added German language localization
• Added Japanese language localization
• Added French language localization

Core

• Fix registry bug for non-admin user in Windows Vista and Windows 7

2009-04-19

StarBurn v 12 has been released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of StarBurn v 12. This version introduces number of improvements and updates. Among these:

• Now Windows 7 is supported.
  
• Main Form:
  - Added Russian localization.
  - GUI improvement.
  
• Burn Data Wizard:
  - Extended with full UDF support.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Audio Wizard:
  - Fixed long adding compressed files.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Video Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Burn Image Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Erase Disc Wizard:
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Grab Image Wizard:
  - Now only first track can be grabbed.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Build Image Wizard:
  - Extended with full UDF support.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Grab Audio Wizard:
  - Now 4 output format: WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG.
  - Extended with Expert mode for advanced users.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• Compress Audio Wizard:
  - Now can be compressed a few files for one wizard passage.
  - Extended with Drag&Drop support.
  - Added Russian localization.
  
• StarPort Wizard:
  - Added Russian localization.
  

2008-12-23

StarPort 3.6.3 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of the new release of StarPort iSCSI Initiator. This is mostly maintenance update which resolves number of problems from previous versions. Among most significant:

• Fixed a problem with CHAP authentification
  
• Fixed an issue when persistent targets were not connected on reboot
  

2008-12-01

StarBurn SDK 10.5 "Tomahawk" released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of long-waited StarBurn SDK version 10.5 "Tomahawk". The very imported upgrade comes with serious improvements and fixes. Among these are:

• New Unicode-based UDF engine represented (this time with session import code feature).
  
• Free/used space detection for UDF volumes has been fixed.
  
• Audio burning engine updated to accept Unicode names for audio tracks.
  
• BD-R burning now can do true disc finalization (we've kept disc "opened" always in the early versions of StarBurn SDK).
  
• Volume label names now can accept non-English names.
  
• TOC sequence processing code changed. Now we don't report link blocks as parts of the track
  for DVD and Blu-Ray media.
  
• BD-RE and DVD+RW erase code changed. Now we do mark out UDF header.
  
• DVD+R DL layer break code fixed.
  
• Read modes probing does not probe DVD and Blu-Ray for raw modes they don't support at all.
  
• PIONEER 116 and 216 (PATA and SATA) workaround added.
  
• Added workaround for TOC reading if broken AnyDVD software is active.
  
• Burner/grabber create/destroy tracker added. Easier to isolate "orphan" burners.
  
• Fixed bug in CSS processing code for DVDs. Now all title keys are stored into MDS.
  
• CSS title keys lookup code changed. Much better key processing resulted.
  

2008-10-29

StarBurn 10.5 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of the new version of its award winning StarBurn software application. New version (v. 10.5) introduces number of fixes and improvements. The most important are:

• StarBurn now has portable edition unified with the base installation.
  
• Wizards complete C++ source code included. StarBurn now is open
  source application!
  
• Skin manager bug (no skins under x64 Vista/Longhorn Windows) fixed.
  
• Broken non-English volume label names bug fixed.
  
• Can work now w/o Administrator rights (except StarPort-based wizards)
  under Vista/Longhorn.
  
• SAO & DAO methods now correctly report they cannot do "test" burn.
  
• DVD+R DL (Double Layer) now correctly sets layer break border.
  
• Probing for supported read modes now does not probe DVD and Blu-Ray
  for raw reads they cannot do.
  
• PIONEER 116 and 216 (PATA & SATA models) workaround added.
  
• Now we can do true session and disc finalization for BD-R media
  (don't always leave disc opened).
  
• BD-RE and DVD+RW erase sequence changed. Now we do completely erase
  UDF header.
  
• TOC reading has workaround for broken AnyDVD software (with
  protected Blu-Ray movie disc inserted).
  
• TOC sequence changed to report correct track ends for DVD and
  Blu-Ray disc (w/o link blocks).
  
• Conflict with Romeo Burner application fixed.
  

2008-10-06

StarWind 3.5.5 has been released.

Rocket Division Software, Ltd announces immediate availability of the new version of its flagship product StarWind. StarWind is highly advanced software-only iSCSI target for Microsoft Windows family OSes. The new version (3.5.5) of the product introduces number of fixes and improvements to the product. The most important news in this version are:

• Core: TcpKeepAlivePeriod config parameter added to allow TCP/IP keep alive feature for iSCSI connections
  
• Core: fixed a problem with loading of Access options after service restart
  
• Core: allowed clustering by default for all target types
  
• Core: removed the old ISID workaround for the MS initiator
  
• Core: fixed the ExpCmdSn increment's behavior in some situations
  
• Core: iSCSI negotiation fixed to allow bigger data packets
  
• Core: added Config parameters for tuning of the iSCSI negotiation
  
• Core: enhancements in the StarWind Plugin API
  
• IMG: fixed an issue with online extending of image files
  
• MIR: changed the Online synchronization algorithm
  
• MIR: fixed an issue with memory allocation
  
• IBV: fixed problem with child devices (snapshot-based)
  
• IBV: fixed MaxStoredSessions behavior
  
• IBV: speed up for read requests to data in old journals
  
• IBV: fixed issues with Vmware ESX clients when snapshots happened during large write operations
  
• Control: fixed issues that led to crashes in some situations
  

2008-07-15

StarBurn SDK 10 released.

Rocket Division Software announces immediate availability of its StarBurn SDK version 10. The very imported upgrade comes with serious improvements and additions to the award winning SDK and introduces new and improved functionality for developers. Among these additions and improvements are:

• New Unicode-based UDF mastering engine represented.
  
• All of the core SDK samples are completely re-worked, updated and new VC2003, VC2005 and VC2008 project files have been created. Now wizard-based samples are in sync with our commercial StarBurn application wizards.
  
• Finally StarBurn comes with completely new StarBurnX OCX wrapper for easy use of it's features. C#, VB.NET & VB6 and C++ samples are included. Written from the scratch.
  
• New SPTD re-distributable executables to provide exclusive access to the burner has been included into SDK. Also new CreatExEx(...) API call to serve SPTD transport is fully documented.
  
• Audio compression engine has been re-worked. Now we do encoding not only to WMA but also to MP3 and OGG Vorbis audio formats (decoding was available before). Also audio recording can accept Unicode file names.
  
• Track-At-Once recording for audio now accept variable pause length between tracks (just like DAO).
  
• Now StarBurn can burn with 32KB and 64KB packets to DVD and Blu-Ray media. Better compatibility.
  
• Boot image handling code changed. Now we patch CRC checksums so Linux bootable media works.
  
• WPP tracing added (optional).
  
• Burning using pipe as a source was made much easier. Pipe-related Win32 calls re-wrapped inside StarBurn for faster & safer use.
  
• IFO/BUP patching fixed. Better DVD-Video compatibility.
  
• Numerous bugfixes & hardware workarounds added.
  

2008-04-14

StarPort 3.6 released.

Rocket Division Software releases version 3.6 of its award-winning iSCSI and AoE initiator software product. The version comes with number of improvements the most important of which are:

• AES256 Encrypted Virtual Hard Disk Support
  
• Fully skinnable new GUI
  

2008-03-27

StarBurn 10 has been released.

Rocket Division Software announces availability of the new release of its FREE CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burning, ripping and mastering StarBurn application. The new version comes with the number of fixes and improvements. The most important are:

• Support for burning audio discs of extra capacity (up to 99 min).
  
• UDF images mastering wizard and functionality.
  
• Skinnable wizards.
  

2008-02-27

StarWind 3.5.3 has been released.

StarWind iSCSI target version 3.5.3 has been released. Among the updates, changes and fixes introduced in this version the most important are:

Version 3.5.3 build 2008-02-19

• IBV: The core logic redesigned to fix problems with data corruption
  
• IBV: Added protection against power off of the host that led to missing data
  
• IBV: fixed problems with request sequencing (the logic redesigned)
  
• IBV: fixed problems with failed sessions
  
• IBV: Fixed issues with multi-initiator access
  
• IBV: the core journal switching logic has been reworked and bullet-proofed
  
• IBV: Enhanced creation of manual snapshots
  
• IBV: Cleanup of old journals fixed and enhanced
  
• IMG: Fixed a problem with some disk controllers when ImageFiles were erroneously recognized as hard drives
  
• RAM: fixed issues with formatting to FAT32
  
• VDVD: some enhancements in the MODE_SENSE handler
  
• Core: work around for incoming MaxConnections=0 on negotiation